HD Graphics 530 vs Radeon HD 5970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing HD Graphics 530 and Radeon HD 5970. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between HD Graphics 530 and Radeon HD 5970. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

HD Graphics 530 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: HD Graphics 530 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with HD Graphics 530 here:

Main Specs

  HD Graphics 530 Radeon HD 5970
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 294 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3/LPDDR4 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 64 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5970 has 1860% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 530.
  • HD Graphics 530 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x1, and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • HD Graphics 530 has 63 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
  • HD Graphics 530 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5970 - in Desktops.
  • HD Graphics 530 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 375 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 530.
  • HD Graphics 530 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5970 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 10−12
ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 12−14 24−27
medium / 1080p 4−5 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than HD Graphics 530.

Full Specs

  HD Graphics 530 Radeon HD 5970
Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake TeraScale 2
Code name Skylake GT2 Hemlock
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 5 August 2015 18 November 2009
Pipelines 24 1600
Core clock speed 350 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 189 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 58.00
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops 2x 2,320.0 gflops
Length 305 mm
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 2.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.97 N/A
Quick Sync +
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